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Aug 2021
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Alexis Ren ON: Breaking Negative Cycles ...

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You can order my new book 8 RULES OF LOVE at 8rulesoflove.com or at a retail store near you. You can also get the chance to see me live on my first ever world tour. This is a 90 minute interactive show where I will take you on a journey of finding, keeping and even letting go of love. Head to jayshettytour.com and find out if I'll be in a city near you. Thank you so much for all your support - I hope to see you soon.

Alexis sits down with Jay Shetty to talk about how her late mother influenced her to be her own person, to always treat failures and heartbreaks as stepping stones to where she is headed, to validate pain and the lessons they teach, and to see the positivity in things life throws at you.

Alexis Ren is a model, actress, and one of the most influential personalities on social media. At 24, aside from being a strong advocate of mental health, women empowerment, and environmental protection, she has also built a strong community for women dealing with different mental and emotional issues as well as sharing her own life struggles and experiences.

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What We Discuss with Alexis:

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 02:33 There are so many live we want to live
  • 03:46 Learning all the aspects of a healthy relationship
  • 06:01 Going deep into your own creativity at a young age
  • 10:37 Scouted for modelling at 14
  • 12:12 When her mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer
  • 15:03 Financial independence and the social media attention
  • 19:48 First time playing a character
  • 20:39 Keep saying your name until you hear your voice drop back into your identity
  • 24:49 Taking a break from Hollywood
  • 29:14 Self-reflection amidst bullying and trolling
  • 31:17 Heroes are people that continuously admit why they are not
  • 35:09 Notes are gold, go make them
  • 38:10 Acting is a tool used to either get closer to yourself or farther away from it
  • 42:02 Talking to girls in a live call about traumas
  • 44:06 If you can just make someone smile, the world will become a better place
  • 45:10 We Are Warriors is an educational and personal wellness community
  • 52:02 When you get lost in your role and forget your purpose
  • 53:38 The public is creating characters for you in any public relationship
  • 56:44 Seeing heartbreaks as growing pains
  • 01:00:48 None of our struggles won’t last forever
  • 01:03:39 Your greatest connection to the other side are the people you lost
  • 01:06:15 The things that weren’t meant to be is serving what’s meant to be
  • 01:08:09 An intention on something before you do it is powerful
  • 01:14:16 Pain is pain, its valid when it happens
  • 01:17:15 Proving how many characters you can be when acting
  • 01:21:44 Show the universe you’re having fun with what’s handed to you
  • 01:26:33 Every Disney movie always has a comical side character
  • 01:28:47 Alexis on the Final Five

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